{"id":244747,"date":"2025-05-17T05:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T05:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/apple-blocks-fortnites-return-to-the-u-s-app-store-and-epic-games-store-in-eu-despite-ruling\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T05:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T05:48:30","slug":"apple-blocks-fortnites-return-to-the-u-s-app-store-and-epic-games-store-in-eu-despite-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=244747","title":{"rendered":"Apple blocks Fortnite&#8217;s return to the U.S. App Store and Epic Games Store in EU, despite ruling"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n<br><div id=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Epic Games Apple has blocked Epic\u2019s submission of Fortnite to the U.S. Apple App Store and the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,\u201d Epic Games said in a tweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Epic Games had hoped that it would be able to return its game, which has been off iOS since Epic sued Apple for antitrust violations in 2021. A new law in the EU is expected to force Apple to comply at some point, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/apples-court-loss-to-epic-games-is-a-stunning-turnaround-the-deanbeat\/\">recent ruling in the U.S. federal antitrust lawsuit<\/a> by Epic was expected to force Apple\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We await further explanation for why Apple is still blocking Fortnite\u2019s return. And we have asked Apple for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"boilerplate_2663995\" class=\"post-boilerplate boilerplate-after\"><div class=\"Boilerplate__newsletter-container \">\n<div class=\"Boilerplate__newsletter-main\">\n<p><strong>GB Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"copy\">Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily<\/p>\n<p class=\"Form__newsletter-legal\">Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/terms-of-service\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Form__success\" id=\"boilerplateNewsletterConfirmation\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThanks for subscribing. 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